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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FSJ/1/15/10
Former Reference	D3311/40/11
Title	Typed transcript of letter from John Franklin to his father Willingham Franklin, after his return home after the Flinders expedition, original dated 6 Aug 1804
Date	[20th cent]
Description	After return from Flinders Exporation Voyage; arrival in English port after 3 years and a month; hope of return of Captain Flinders after detention in Mauritius; experience gained in New Holland; wish to hear news of family and friends in Spilsby; meeting with Captain Birch on his voyage to Bengal; debts incurred after shipwreck of HMAS Porpoise, which necessitated drawing money from others in China to pay for clothes and mess home.
Extent	4 sheets
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	John Franklin
Sender Location	Off Berry Head, English Channel
Recipient	Willingham Franklin
Recipient Location	Enderby near Spilsby, Lincolnshire
Archive Creator	Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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